Kazakhstan, Astana, Aug. 9 / Trend A. Maratov /
A decision was made at the Istanbul conference to establish the Humanitarian Coalition of Islamic Cooperation to help Somalia and other needy countries of the Islamic world.
As a responsible OIC member, Kazakhstan intends to contribute to the coalition's budget.
"The participants set the OIC emergency humanitarian aid budget at $29 million for the next three months," a statement said. "Saudi Arabia will assist Somali by allocating $60 million, Kuwait $10 million and Sudan $100,000."